Recently, Snoop Dogg has changed his name to Snoop Lion. While this extremely important information may have escaped your radar, it's not too late to commemorate this momentous occasion. Since marijuana dispensaries within 1000 feet of campus are closing, rather than emulating the famed rapper's fondness for smoking the herb, take a trip to Geisty's Dogg House on the hill. There you can eat a variety of hot d-o-double-gs, sliders, and wings and drink a toast to Mr. Calvin Broadus aka, Snoop Lion, the artist formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg.

Father-and-son owners Mark and Matt Geist opened this hangout on the hill in February of this year in an effort to bring all-beef hot dogs and specialty sausages to the CU crowd. The Geists offer a creative selection of dogs with a variety of interesting toppings and flavors. You can custom order yours by selecting a sausage variety first. Choose from all-beef, beer brat, bison, chicken apple, Polish, or smoked brat. Pile on a topping or two; chili, kraut, sauteed onions or opt for a Chicago classic. Finish off your creation with any one of nine sauces and relishes including sweet pineapple relish, garlic lemon sauce, and Hawaiian mustard.

Though the oblong space is sparsely furnished and barely decorated, it does feature seven TVs for your sports viewing pleasure. And really, couldn't Boulder use another sports bar venue that serves gameday food and beverages on the cheap? With a full bar and beer abounding, why tailgate when you can order up a brat and some "doggie style" cheese fries ($3.95) without any of the hassle. If, however, your definition of hassle involves being in too-close proximity to inebriated CU students, steer clear on any big gameday and instead order delivery or take-out and watch your favorite game in your own recliner. No need to be extra careful about mustard staining your home furnishings either, as Geisty's dogs are served completely ensconced and encased in a soft toasted bun. Whole rolls aren't split, but rather hollowed and toasted from within leaving a cozy bread cavern large enough to accommodate accoutrements.

Showing up with a hungry crew, we may have over-ordered. Portion sizes are on the larger side and prove a great value for the price. The signature Geisty's Dogg ($4.75), a knife-split, all-beef dog came stuffed with a deep-fried pickle spear and drizzled with a combo of sweet Hawaiian mustard and lemon-garlic sauce. They knew what they were doing when choosing this bad boy to represent. You could tell that four-year-old Levi enjoyed his custom dog; plain, enhanced only by his special sauce, a delicate blend of both ketchup and mustard. Avoiding gamedays, Geisty's should be a hit with your wee ones as servers will bring all the lemonade they can drink, in a spill-proof plastic cup.

It was hard to decide between the eight different wing sauces, but I eventually opted for a half order of buffalo maple wings ($5.95). A debate over wing sauce consistency ensued after the orange appendages were delivered to the group. Not typically a fan of overly sauced, drippy wings, I found the almost dry rubbed wings with a layer of clingy and thick spicy sauce to hit the spot. Others in the group hotly disagreed, being used to equal parts butter to Frank's hot sauce. These were not those kind of wings.

We sampled three sliders: two turkey and a beef. Sliders with gorgonzola and sauteed onion moistened the soft eggy mini buns and slid satisfyingly into our bellies with ease ($6.25 for 3).

A plump, juicy and generous cheeseburger came served on the signature Geisty's roll, but was so salty it couldn't be finished. All three baskets of table-shared sides -- hand-dredged onion rings, parmesan and bacon-dusted fries, and sweet potato tots -- were fried to their perfect respective crisp points in clean oil, but unfortunately, all suffered from a seemingly chronic over salting issue and could only be eaten in moderation.

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